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Post by ando on Dec 9, 2022 15:40:19 GMT
 Sibelius: Symphony No. 7Franfurt Radio Symphony Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor Nice performance from the FRS and the then year old 21-year old Filipino-Finnish conductor, Tarmo Peltokoski, in 2021, before his recent appointment as principle guest conductor with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. He replaced the Russian conducting great, Valeri Gergiev, who was given the marching order when he refused to make a stand on Putin’s murderous stand on Ukraine. I love Sibelius. On classic radio he's sadly underplayed and under appreciated. My favorite of his symphonies is: Okko Kamu is the best interpreter of Sibelius' work IMHO. Sepiatone I really like Sibelius, too. And you’re right, he’s seldom played on classical radio. My big local station, WQXR (NYC), is doing a favorite classical works vote over the weekend (they ask you to choose 5) and I’m deciding which Sibelius piece I’m going to nominate. Chime in yourself! Even if it’s not Sibelius. Classical radio really needs a new model of operation. I seldom discover new and/or intriguing pieces through their regular programming anymore. So I listen less. All music.com, Applemusic, Spotify and (believe it or not) YouTube have been my chief sources for works hitherto unknown to me. Excellent version of the 3rd^^, btw. Thanks! |
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Post by ando on Dec 9, 2022 15:51:56 GMT
NEIL YOUNG - TRANS (1983)
It was 40 year ago today...well, almost. Am I the only one who loves this album and the movie Human Highway (1982)? (rhetorical question)<crickets chirping> ‘Trans’: An Album So Controversial, The Label Sued Neil Young Over ItRevisiting The Legend’s Robot Rock Opus
www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/trans-album-so-controversial-label-sued-neil-young-over-itI didn't even know at the time Young’s interest in electronic voice manipulation at the time derived from his attempts to communicate and interact with his son Ben, born with cerebral palsy. It makes it all the more poignant today. I also love that it was played on alternative radio stations at the time. Radio has changed so drastically.  Neil Young - Computer Age (Live Trans)www.dailymotion.com/video/x36owxc Thanks gg, the Dailymotion link is kinda funky. Thought I’d repost a YouTube version. Don’t know the album but thanks for pointing it out: Here’s a review of the album which is exhibit A of why I seldom listen to new millennial reviews of older albums by great artists. Yick. |
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Post by sepiatone on Dec 9, 2022 16:33:28 GMT
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Not being in NYC I doubt I can vote in that poll. We used to have a very good classical station in the Detroit area(WQRS) but it shut down in 2000 due to poor listener numbers. Low enough to keep from being able to sell enough air time for ads to keep going.
But classical music found a publicly funded home with a station that features classical music during the day(7:00 am-7:00 pm) and switches to jazz at night(7:00 pm-7:00 am) with the tagline, "Classical days and jazzy nights".
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Post by ando on Dec 9, 2022 17:28:44 GMT
ANDONot being in NYC I doubt I can vote in that poll. We used to have a very good classical station in the Detroit area(WQRS) but it shut down in 2000 due to poor listener numbers. Low enough to keep from being able to sell enough air time for ads to keep going. But classical music found a publicly funded home with a station that features classical music during the day(7:00 am-7:00 pm) and switches to jazz at night(7:00 pm-7:00 am) with the tagline, "Classical days and jazzy nights". Sepiatone Anyone can vote in the QXR poll as far as I can tell. Shame about your Detroit station, though not surprising. How do you discover new works? |
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Post by sepiatone on Dec 9, 2022 17:34:11 GMT
The newer station I mention puts 'em on occasionally. And sometimes someone on other forums I visit will make suggestions. And by "new works" do you mean "new" in the sense of recently composed contemporary orchestral works, or "new" in the sense of being "new" to me from never having had the opportunity to hear them before?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2022 17:55:36 GMT
I just can't bring myself to pay for music. A favorite place for me is Accuradio. You can't pay extra for anything. The commercials are modest and you can select from over 1400 channels. I'm enjoying Easy Listening Christmas.
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Post by ando on Dec 10, 2022 18:18:21 GMT
I just can't bring myself to pay for music. A favorite place for me is Accuradio. You can't pay extra for anything. The commercials are modest and you can select from over 1400 channels. I'm enjoying Easy Listening Christmas.
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Can't do it. Hear it enough when I'm out. Christmas Eve is dedicated to holiday tunes but until the 24th I simply can't bear em. Whatever floats yer boat!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2022 19:26:02 GMT
This is classic classical and Christmas.
The green vinyl record is probably worth a fortune. The cheap phonograph not so much. So ando, a little of both:
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Post by ando on Dec 11, 2022 23:55:32 GMT
Well, I'll certainly join you at the classical end! Don't know why I keep running into live recordings of the Frankfort Radio Symphony as of late but this Franck recording came up on a music shuffle as I was passing by a local Barnes and Noble.  When I went in and saw the magazine on the shelf I naturally picked it up.  Funny how certain classical composers break through the ether and are re-evaluated again. It appears to be something of a Cesar Franck season. Altinoglu helmed the conductor's podium for a performance of Frank's Symphony in D Minor with the Frankfort Radio Symphony earlier this year. Nice capture above. |
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Post by ando on Dec 12, 2022 0:54:10 GMT
This is classic classical and Christmas.
The green vinyl record is probably worth a fortune. The cheap phonograph not so much. So ando, a little of both:
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Post by ando on Dec 12, 2022 17:05:12 GMT
More Christmas-like music.  Simon Lopez Prodiges - Saison 8 (2022, warner Classics) YouTubeMusic playlistThis kid is apparently a wunderkind with a flute. It really is a nice holiday selection to compliment any Christmas playlist. And a very pleasant background album to have on whilst you're doing your thing. |
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Post by sepiatone on Dec 12, 2022 17:41:43 GMT
There's a story behind this(for me anyway) I'll cut it short as possible. Heard it on the radio on the way to a store. Waited in the car until it was over to find out what it was. Found out it was on an album by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir called "This Is Christmas". Further search revealed both the LP and CD reissue were out of print. But a few months later while flipping through the scant offerings of used CDs at a thrift shop it showed up! And even the correct CD was in the jewel case(in thrift shops it isn't always so). Cost me a mere 80 cents! And I just love it.
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Post by jinsinna13 on Dec 12, 2022 20:58:20 GMT
This is classic classical and Christmas.
The green vinyl record is probably worth a fortune. The cheap phonograph not so much. So ando, a little of both:
Lindsey Stirling did a nice cover of "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" a few years back.
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Post by jinsinna13 on Dec 13, 2022 14:22:18 GMT
"Christmas Canon" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
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Post by Hrothgar on Dec 13, 2022 19:11:18 GMT
I love Sibelius. On classic radio he's sadly underplayed and under appreciated. My favorite of his symphonies is: Okko Kamu is the best interpreter of Sibelius' work IMHO. Sepiatone I really like Sibelius, too. And you’re right, he’s seldom played on classical radio. My big local station, WQXR (NYC), is doing a favorite classical works vote over the weekend (they ask you to choose 5) and I’m deciding which Sibelius piece I’m going to nominate. Chime in yourself! Even if it’s not Sibelius. Classical radio really needs a new model of operation. I seldom discover new and/or intriguing pieces through their regular programming anymore. So I listen less. All music.com, Applemusic, Spotify and (believe it or not) YouTube have been my chief sources for works hitherto unknown to me. Excellent version of the 3rd^^, btw. Thanks! Ando, do you have MUSIC CHOICE? It's a cable channel but I think you can also get it on the Net. Their Classical Music Channel offers a variety of composerrs, many I have never heard. This is a way of getting new music (as you said that your music station does not do that). So far in the last hour I have heard 1) Symphony #3 by Weinberg. 2) Violin Concerto by Alexander Arutiunian 3) D Indy: Karadec, op 30 4)MacDowell: Romance for Cello, op.35. Now playing: Saint-Saens: PC #2. This latter is a bit more in the mainstream (especially with that marv second movement.. Many composers I have never heard of (and I've been around). Some pieces are immediately recognized as just bad. I'm no music critic but I often hear music that is going nowhere. It's almost as if if the composer is trying desperately to find something in his orchestral ramblings but there is nothing, we get musical cliches and mindless repetitions. Anyway ... if you're looking for "new" music, that is a very good place. They have many other music channels, everything under the sun --- except Opera.. If you have cable, you're in. If not, try the Net. If they charge you anything it will be for the package, not by channel. They also have a Light Classical Channel. You've been around---musically---and you may already all of the above. Otherwise, Let me know if this helps. I mean this is a goldmine for anyone who needs to be off the beaten track. --Hrothgar
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